The number of students in most public school classrooms in California (at least in kindergarten through third grade) has been locked in at a maximum of 20 children per class since 1996, when Gov. Pete …

In 2005, you bought a property for $600K and took one of those fancy 100 percent loans that let you pay a minimum payment smaller than “interest only.” So now your debt is well over …

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The Posey Tube has reopened after reopened after early morning flooding, and cleanup crews are mopping up the rest of the mess.
A 12-inch water main broke, causing flooding that was reported at around …

AT&T is installing service cabinets that will allow them to deliver high-speed digital television, phone and Internet services across the Island. An AT&T rep said installation of the cabinets, which would deliver the company’s U-verse …

Looking for a little local fun – and a chance to support your local schools? Two local schools are holding fundraisers over the next two weekends that you may want to check out.
On Saturday, Nea …

City leaders are set to explore ways to partner with the school district to upgrade its high school athletic fields. A plan on how to move forward could come in May.
City Councilman Frank Matarrese asked …

Just wanted to drop you all a quick line to let you know that The Island is now on Twitter! So tell all your short-attention-spanned friends that they can find me – and get those …

The Board of Ed was scheduled to consider the district’s final draft of its master plan for the next five years, but it’s not quite done yet (tough to do your financials without a CFO, …

Just over a week ago, the Federal Transit Administration alerted BART to the fact that their Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project, the pet project of Alameda’s BART representative, Carol Ward Allen, was out of compliance …

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GRAND THEFT: Police are looking for the person or persons who broke into a vehicle parked on the 3200 block of Central Avenue and stole a laptop and purse valued at $1,110. …

I had hoped to have an editorial for you this week that would tell you whether to vote for or against Measure B. But the truth is, I’ll be sitting this one out. Because it …